ABSTRACT
This practical resource shows business professionals how to improve their decision-making skills and enhance their ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with co-workers and clients. The book covers a wide range of topics -- identifying tastes and preferences, personal skill assessment, cost-benefit analysis, risk and uncertainty, multi-tasking, human resource management, time constraints, data collection, and more. Designed to help busy professionals make the most effective use of time and energy, it will also be useful in the study of organizational behavior and business psychology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |26 pages
Wants, Abilities, and Goals
chapter |14 pages
Tastes, Preferences, Wants, and Values
chapter |5 pages
Assessing Your Resources
chapter |5 pages
Choosing Goals and Criteria of Success
part |70 pages
Introduction to Evaluative Thinking
chapter |12 pages
Evaluating Simple Alternatives
chapter |13 pages
Weighing Present Versus Future Benefits (and Costs)
chapter |10 pages
How to Think About Cost
chapter |11 pages
Allowing for Uncertainty
chapter |7 pages
Dealing With Risks
chapter |7 pages
Reconciling Multiple Goals
part |64 pages
Getting Useful Ideas and Knowledge
chapter |19 pages
Getting and Eliminating Ideas
chapter |12 pages
Experts, Expert Systems, and Libraries
chapter |11 pages
Using Scientific Discipline to Obtain Information
chapter |16 pages
Assessing Consequences and Likelihoods
part |58 pages
Working With Information and Knowledge